The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/16 at 10:00 EST

Episode Date: January 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/16 at 10:00 EST

My name is Cory McMullen and I run a small family-owned appliance business in Smith Falls, Ontario. Since we joined TikTok, we've almost doubled our retail sales. Having the support of TikTok Canada has been crucial. Knowing the family business is secure for the next generation is incredibly fulfilling. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. After weeks of speculation, it looks like former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney will announce today that he is running for the leadership of the federal liberals.

A formal announcement is expected in Edmonton, which Carney considers his hometown. Janice McGregor has more. Launching a political bid. Well, that's all about storytelling. So, yes, he's headed up a central bank in two G7 economies. And yes, he moves in powerful circles, lives in a posh Ottawa neighborhood now, but he was born in Fort Smith, Northwest territories. His dad once ran unsuccessfully for the Liberals in Edmonton in Pierre Trudeau's day. He grew up in the city's hockey rinks,

still apparently cheers for the Oilers. So in the days leading up to officially putting on the liberal jersey, there he is lacing up his hockey skates on Instagram, checking out the ice conditions on the Rideau Canal last weekend. But if Carney was hoping to run in the only Edmonton seat currently held by a liberal, well that gets awkward because Randy Boissoneau was out on social media yesterday announcing he intends to run again and Boissoneau's endorsing Christopher Freeland. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Today is sentencing day for Pat King.

King was one of the organizers of the trucker protests that brought downtown Ottawa to a standstill in the winter of 2022. David Fraser reports. Thousands of protesters and hundreds of vehicles converged in Ottawa in early 2022, bringing the city to a standstill. Nearly three years later, a key player in the convoy protests is expecting his sentence. Pat King was found guilty of five charges, including mischief and disobeying a court order. The Crown is pushing for the maximum sentence of 10 years. The judge ruled King's leadership in the protests was criminal.

Justice Charles Hacklin noted King didn't make violent threats or call for property damage but his actions disrupted the city and left a lasting impact. After his conviction King's, Natasha Calvino, said her client had already spent enough time behind bars. The 2022 protests ended after the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time. Last January, the federal court ruled the use of the measure was unconstitutional.

The government is appealing that decision. David Fraser, CBC News, Ottawa. A last minute problem has developed and as of this morning, the Gaza ceasefire agreement is on hold. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas isn't honoring certain elements of the deal and needs to back down. Sasha Petrusic has the latest now from Jerusalem. The fate of the hostages has always been a hot button issue in Israel's parliament,

and that's where the new ceasefire deal is going for approval. Calling it a terrible deal and a catastrophe, two of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition partners, hard-line far-right parties who want fighting to continue, are threatening to leave him if the ceasefire goes ahead. But even before it reaches the Knesset, last-minute disagreements between Israel and Hamas have held up ratification. Netanyahu blames Hamas for reneging on details. Hamas says it's abiding by the agreement. The ceasefire may lead to the release of hostages but

it's also set off much debate. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Just days ahead of Donald Trump's return to Washington, outgoing US President Joe Biden delivered a farewell address last night from the White House. And while he didn't mention Trump by name, Biden appeared to suggest that the president-elect represents a dangerous movement in American politics. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead. Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States this coming

Monday. And that is the World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.